Ellenton vs Memphis

A side-by-side comparison of Ellenton and Memphis: population, income, housing, and more.

Ellenton and Memphis are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Memphis has the higher population (10,626 vs 5,454 in Ellenton). Memphis has the higher median household income ($71,967 vs $69,191 in Ellenton). Memphis has the higher median home value ($292,200 vs $278,100 in Ellenton).

Population, income & housing

	Ellenton	Memphis
Population	5,454	10,626
Median age	44.3 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,191	$71,967
Median home value	$278,100	$292,200
Median gross rent	$1,600	$1,155
Housing units	2,083	4,028
Homeownership rate	66.5%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellenton	Memphis
Population	4,192 → 5,454 (+30.1%)	9,647 → 10,626 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$56,937 → $69,191 (+21.5%)	$48,393 → $71,967 (+48.7%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $278,100 (+129.6%)	$157,000 → $292,200 (+86.1%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,600 (+80.4%)	$1,032 → $1,155 (+11.9%)

Ellenton

Population

4,1925,454

Median household income

$56,937$69,191

Median home value

$121,100$278,100

Median gross rent

$887$1,600

Memphis

Population

9,64710,626

Median household income

$48,393$71,967

Median home value

$157,000$292,200

Median gross rent

$1,032$1,155

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellenton	Memphis
Under 5	4.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	18.5%	22.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	4.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	19.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	6.9%
55 to 64	10.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.2%
75 and over	14.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellenton	Memphis
White (non-Hispanic)	53.2%	31.4%
Black or African American	3.9%	29.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	38.0%	35.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellenton	Memphis
No high school diploma	6.1%	11.9%
High school graduate	46.5%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellenton	Memphis
Drove alone	62.1%	81.0%
Carpooled	22.4%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.2%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellenton	Memphis
1-unit, detached	61.6%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	1.3%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Ellenton	Memphis
Poverty rate	9.1%	23.0%
Average household size	2.82	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1988	1988